You Called Down the Thunder – a Tombstone, Arizona song by Tanuki Thunder

Verse 1

You called down the thunder, now it's stormin' down on you
Hell's comin' with me, boys, and there ain't nothin' you can do
The Cowboys pushed too far, crossed the line one too many times
Now Wyatt Earp's ridin' hard, bringin' justice through the fire

Chorus

You called down the thunder! Feel the hammer fall
No more mercy, no more talk, I'm comin' for you all
The law of the gun is speakin' loud and clear tonight
Judgment day has come for you under the desert light

Verse 2

Blood on the streets of Tombstone, friends lost along the way
The Cowboys laughed and dared me, now they got hell to pay
No place to run, no place to hide, the reaper's at your door
I warned you once, I warned you twice — now settle up the score

Instrumental 1: crying pedal steel slide guitar solo, emotional bends and slides

Chorus

You called down the thunder! Feel the hammer fall
No more mercy, no more talk, I'm comin' for you all
The law of the gun is speakin' loud and clear tonight
Judgment day has come for you under the desert light

Verse 3

Boots on the boardwalk, guns drawn in the smoke
The tension's breakin', it's time to go for broke
You wanted war, well now you've got it, face to face
This town's too small for all your kind in this godforsaken place

Bridge

I tried to keep the peace, but you just wouldn't let it be
Now the devil's dancin' and he's dancin' straight at me
No quarter given, no quarter asked, the end is near
The thunder you called down is the last sound you'll hear

Instrumental 2: soaring pedal steel slide guitar solo, heartfelt twang and expressive vibrato

Chorus

You called down the thunder! Feel the hammer fall
No more mercy, no more talk, I'm comin' for you all
The law of the gun is speakin' loud and clear tonight
Judgment day has come for you under the desert light

Instrumental 3: gritty pedal steel slide guitar solo with outlaw energy, raw bends and driving rhythm

Final Chorus/Outro

You called down the thunder... and Hell's comin